[krash] 
| 1. | to make a loud, clattering noise, as of something dashed to pieces. |
| 2. | to break or fall to pieces with noise. |
| 3. | (of moving vehicles, objects, etc.) to collide, esp. violently and noisily. |
| 4. | to move or go with a crash; strike with a crash. |
| 5. | Aeronautics. to land in an abnormal manner, usually causing severe damage: The airliner crashed. |
| 6. | to collapse or fail suddenly, as a financial enterprise: The stock market crashed. |
| 7. | Informal. to gain admittance to a party, performance, etc., without an invitation, ticket, or permission. |
| 8. | Slang.
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| 9. | Slang. to experience unpleasant sensations, as sudden exhaustion or depression, when a drug, esp. an amphetamine, wears off. |
| 10. | Medicine/Medical Slang. to suffer cardiac arrest. |
| 11. | Ecology. (of a population) to decline rapidly. |
| 12. | Computers. to shut down because of a malfunction of hardware or software. |
| 13. | to break into pieces violently and noisily; shatter. |
| 14. | to force or drive with violence and noise (usually fol. by in, through, out, etc.). |
| 15. | Aeronautics. to cause (an aircraft) to make a landing in an abnormal manner, usually damaging or wrecking the aircraft. |
| 16. | Informal.
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| 17. | a sudden loud noise, as of something being violently smashed or struck: the crash of thunder. |
| 18. | a breaking or falling to pieces with loud noise: the sudden crash of dishes. |
| 19. | a collision or crashing, as of automobiles, trains, etc. |
| 20. | the shock of collision and breaking. |
| 21. | a sudden and violent falling to ruin. |
| 22. | a sudden general collapse of a business enterprise, prosperity, the stock market, etc.: the crash of 1929. |
| 23. | Aeronautics. an act or instance of crashing. |
| 24. | Ecology. a sudden, rapid decline in the size of a population. |
| 25. | characterized by an intensive effort, esp. to deal with an emergency, meet a deadline, etc.: a crash plan to house flood victims; a crash diet. |
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